http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/HamasFind stories, videos, and photos about Hamas from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:48:22 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hamas14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hamas from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/israel.captured.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/israel.captured.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalk of a possible deal to release an Israeli soldier captured more than three years ago heightened Monday amid diplomatic activity in the region.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/gerges.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/gerges.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomething is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture on Israel.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/09/israel.gaza.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/09/israel.gaza.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextA human rights group says more than half of the Palestinians killed during Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas in Gaza earlier this year were civilians, contradicting an Israeli military claim.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/15/gaza.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/15/gaza.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA radical Muslim sheikh's call for the creation of an Islamic emirate in Gaza sparked clashes with Hamas forces that left 21 people dead and injured at least 121 others.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA radical Muslim sheikh called Friday for the creation of an Islamic emirate in Gaza, sparking clashes with Hamas forces that left 13 people dead, Hamas sources tell CNN.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/06/israel.rocket.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/06/israel.rocket.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militant groups including the armed wing of Hamas are committing war crimes when they fire rockets into Israel, according to a report by campaign group Human Rights Watch.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/hamas.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/25/hamas.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas political leader Khaled Meshaal on Thursday called on the United States to take a more active role in the Mideast peace process "so that America and the rest of the world can take a break from the headache of the region."Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/08/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/08/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive militants died early Monday as they attempted to carry out an attack against Israeli forces, near Nachal Oz Crossing in northern Gaza, Hamas security sources said.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/01/mideast.gaza.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/01/mideast.gaza.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.N. team entered Gaza on Monday to investigate possible human rights abuses by Israel and Hamas during a three-week conflict that ended January 18.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/28/west.bank.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/28/west.bank.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli anti-terror forces killed a suspected West Bank Hamas military leader Thursday, the country's military announced.Thu, 28 May 2009 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/19/israel.hamas.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/19/israel.hamas.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli security forces are questioning 10 Hamas terrorism suspects, including four Hamas legislative council members, who were arrested in overnight raids across the West Bank, the military said Thursday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/15/uk.hamas.meetings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/15/uk.hamas.meetings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of British politicians is trying to force the government in London to talk to Hamas, the militant Palestinian movement considered a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom, one of the politicians told CNN.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/03/clinton.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/03/clinton.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday ruled out working with any Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas if Hamas does not agree to recognize Israel.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/kerry.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/kerry.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamic fundamentalist group Hamas passed Sen. John Kerry a letter for President Obama while Kerry visited Gaza on Thursday, senior State Department officials said.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/16/hamas.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/16/hamas.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Palestinian militant group Hamas said Monday that it is willing to consider the release of an Israeli soldier who was seized in a cross-border raid more than two years ago.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli and Hamas negotiators have "almost reached agreement" on a long-term truce for Gaza, a spokesman for Hamas told CNN early Friday.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/gaza.reprisal.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/gaza.reprisal.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmnesty International has accused Hamas militants in Gaza of kidnapping, killing and torturing fellow Palestinians they accuse of spying for Israel, the organization announced Tuesday.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/01/iran.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/01/iran.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Sunday praised Iran for helping Hamas achieve "victory" over Israel in Gaza, according to Iranian media reports.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/22/gaza.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/22/gaza.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the wake of an Israeli offensive aimed at crippling Hamas, Gaza's ruling party, Hamas is accusing rival Palestinian faction Fatah of spying for Israel.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/18/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/18/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants declared Sunday that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week, a statement that came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral cease-fire in the country's assault on Hamas in Gaza.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/16/uk.israel.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/16/uk.israel.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli military action in Gaza is comparable to that of German soldiers during the Holocaust, a Jewish UK lawmaker whose family suffered at the hands of the Nazis has claimed.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.aid.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.aid.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli artillery strike Thursday killed the third most senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Hamas television announced.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/hamas.sketch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/09/hamas.sketch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military says it has found a "sketch" detailing "the deployment of explosives and Hamas forces" in the Al-Attara neighborhood in northern Gaza.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/gaza.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/gaza.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior Hamas official who had crossed the border into Egypt from Gaza said Thursday his fighters are "still strong" and vowed to continue fighting despite a continuing ground and air assault by Israel that has killed more than 700 people in the Palestinian territory.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military surrounded densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll mounts in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign ministers from several Arab nations huddled in New York on Monday -- the eve of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' address to the U.N. Security Council -- to work up a U.N. draft resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/04/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/04/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Israeli troops pushed into Gaza, essentially splitting north from south by Sunday, the second day of the ground incursion.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's ground incursion into Gaza will be lengthy and risky but is necessary to halt the barrage of Hamas rockets into southern Israel and restore peace to Israelis, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/02/bush.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/02/bush.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Bush laid the blame for recent fighting in Gaza squarely at the feet of Hamas, accusing militants of waging a campaign of violence against Israel with little regard for its people.Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli air force bombed the homes Thursday of two top Hamas military figures, killing at least one of them.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/31/gaza.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/31/gaza.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed Wednesday that Israel's air assault on Gaza would not end until Hamas militants quit firing rockets into Israeli territory.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/hamas.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/hamas.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas is an Islamic fundamentalist organization whose military wing has admitted responsibility for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextLife for Gazans has not been easy and the misery has only deepened amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which rules Gaza.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from a weekend of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has topped 300, Palestinian medical sources said Monday as a third day of air raids hit the Hamas-ruled territory.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/25/israel.egypt.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/25/israel.egypt.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Thursday in Cairo amid escalating cross-border violence between Israel and Hamas.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/24/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/24/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli Air Force killed a Hamas militant who was part of a group launching rockets into Israel on Wednesday, Israeli officials said.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.palestinian.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.palestinian.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant near the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli authorities said.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/14/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/14/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter met Sunday in Damascus, Syria, with Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of Hamas' political wing, a Hamas official said.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/25/texas.charity.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/25/texas.charity.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury's conviction Monday of former leaders of an Islamic charity for helping finance Hamas was cheered as a success for the Bush administration. But it was assailed by First Amendment attorneys and international law experts who said the case was weak and overzealously prosecuted.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:34:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856849,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856849,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe political interests of leaders on both sides require that a ceasefire that teetered late Tuesday be quickly restoredWed, 05 Nov 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856697,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856697,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHamas militants pounded southern Israel with a barrage of rockets Wednesday, hours after Israeli forces killed six gunmen in a new violence that threatened a five-month-old truce that has brought relief to both Gaza and southern IsraelWed, 05 Nov 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/03/lebanon.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/03/lebanon.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe self-exiled leader of Hamas' political wing is meeting on Monday with leaders of Lebanon's Western-backed government, a Hamas spokesman said.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:51:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMost of the 180 Fatah supporters who fled into Israel from a deadly Hamas crackdown over the weekend will be sent back into the Gaza Strip on SundaySun, 03 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828963,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHamas forces battled Fatah-linked fighters with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least four deadSat, 02 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/01/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/01/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas security forces arrested 10 to 20 Fatah members in Gaza Thursday night and early Friday, adding to hundreds detained in the past week, Palestinian security sources said.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/26/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/26/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas security forces arrested more than 100 rival Fatah members in Gaza Friday night and Saturday while searching for suspects in bombings that killed five Hamas militants and a child, a security source said.Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/25/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/25/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people, including two Hamas militants, were killed Friday in separate Gaza City explosions, Shiva Hospital spokesman said.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/gaza.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/gaza.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leaders in Gaza are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes Tuesday, a Hamas spokesman said.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/22/israel.shalit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/22/israel.shalit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe parents of an Israeli soldier held captive for nearly two years petitioned Israel's High Court Sunday to compel the government to explain why a cease-fire with Hamas did not include the release of their son.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/19/israel.hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/19/israel.hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli children toted colorful backpacks to school in this town on the Gaza border Thursday, the first day of a truce that Israel hopes will end the barrage of rockets that have pummeled Sderot in recent months.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.hamas.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextA truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza took effect at 6 a.m. local time Thursday, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.negotiations.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.negotiations.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has been making small steps toward reconciling with its neighbors -- including this week's planned truce with Gaza's Hamas leaders -- raising questions about whether those steps could lead to a broader peace deal.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextA truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/14/wedeman.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/14/wedeman.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCText"If you take pictures, I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" screamed a masked Fatah gunman, pointing his AK-47 assault rifle at my cameraman, Joe Duran.Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814390,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814390,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThere'll be no signing ceremonies or even public acknowledgment, but Israel and Hamas appear to have agreed on a formula to stop rocket fire from Gaza Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people were killed and more than 60 were injured Thursday when an explosion ripped through a senior Hamas commander's house in northern Gaza, Palestinian security sources said.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli military operation in Gaza killed three people Wednesday, including two civilians, Palestinian medical sources said; a broader Israeli operation is on hold pending the result of truce talks.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three Palestinian militants Tuesday following a mortar attack on Israel, according to Israeli army and Hamas sources.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/israel.rocketattack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/israel.rocketattack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rocket hit a shopping mall center on Wednesday in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, wounding at least 14 people -- including a mother and an infant -- the Israeli military and emergency officials said.Thu, 15 May 2008 08:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1790973,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1790973,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSmeared by McCain, Obama says he won't talk to the bad guys. They're both failing the leadership testThu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe daughter of a senior member of Hamas was killed and her two siblings and mother were wounded in an exchange of fire with Israel Defense Forces, who surrounded the house Saturday morning, Palestinian security forces said.Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734958,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Palestinian group Hamas is proposing a six-month cease-fire with Israel, saying it will stop firing rockets out of Gaza if the Jewish state simultaneously lifts its blockade of the coastal stripFri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/23/carter.rice.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/23/carter.rice.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer President Carter very politely denied Wednesday that the secretary of state or anyone else in her department had warned him against meeting with Hamas leaders during his recent trip to the Middle East.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHamas is prepared to agree to a cease-fire with Israel that would begin only in the Gaza Strip, a senior representative of the militant group said, dropping a demand that any agreement also immediately include the West BankTue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/16/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/16/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo senior Hamas leaders based in Gaza arrived in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in hopes of meeting with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Hamas political sources told CNN.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday in Jerusalem to discuss the situation in Gaza, the chief Palestinian negotiator told CNN.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces have arrested a wanted Hamas leader accused of planning one of the worst suicide attacks on Israel, the Israeli military announced Wednesday.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli aircraft hit the Gaza City building housing the office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh early Sunday, heavily damaging it. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli airstrike pounded a Hamas base in southern Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least six Hamas militants and injuring 10 -- three critically, Hamas security sources said.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 38 Egyptian security force members have been hurt in clashes as riot police and armored vehicles sought to restore control over crowds continuing to move through a breached border wall between Egypt and Gaza, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Saturday.Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leaders in Gaza have declared a three-day mourning period after an Israeli raid on eastern Gaza City left at least 17 dead and more than 20 wounded.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/19/hamas.iview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/19/hamas.iview/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leader Ismail Haniya has said he would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel -- but Israel is reacting coolly.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1688472,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the peace summit comes to a close, two players may try to play the spoiler. But there are ways to thwart their effortsWed, 28 Nov 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/12/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/12/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least seven Palestinians were killed and 55 wounded Monday when Hamas security forces and Fatah gunmen traded fire at a Gaza City rally, according to Palestinian medical sources.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHamas security forces opened fire Monday at a rally commemorating Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, killing fiveMon, 12 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/27/hamas.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/27/hamas.kidnap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe father of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said he has not been contacted by any of his son's kidnappers or their direct representatives, despite a recent statement from exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/24/hamas.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/24/hamas.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit -- captured by Hamas more than a year ago -- is alive and well, the exiled leader of Hamas told CNN Friday.Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/04/gaza.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/04/gaza.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas security sources said two simultaneous Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed at least one person and wounded nine others near the Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza.Sun, 05 Aug 2007 09:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael and the Islamist militants are quietly negotiating the release of anIsraeli soldier held in GazaWed, 11 Jul 2007 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/25/shalit.message/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/25/shalit.message/index.htmlCpl. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier abducted by Palestinian political movement Hamas a year ago, said in an audiotape released Monday that his health is deteriorating and that he needs to go the hospital.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/17/palestine.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/17/palestine.cabinet/index.htmlPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in new cabinet members for his emergency government at his headquarters in Ramallah.Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.violence/index.htmlRival factions killed more than two dozen people Tuesday in bitter fighting that has left Gaza sliding into chaos, Palestinian officials said.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/19/gaza.ceasefire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/19/gaza.ceasefire/index.htmlA cease-fire was brokered Saturday between the rival Palestinian Hamas and Fatah parties -- the fifth such attempt at peace this week -- as rockets were fired into Israel following Israeli airstrikes overnight.Sat, 19 May 2007 11:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/16/gaza.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/16/gaza.violence/index.htmlBattles between Palestinian factions in Gaza claimed more than a dozen lives Wednesday, while Hamas militants launched rockets into Israel, provoking Israeli military airstrikes on Hamas.Wed, 16 May 2007 15:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/15/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/15/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlFor the second consecutive day, a cease-fire between rival Palestinian militias was shattered as the factions clashed in Gaza on Tuesday, with at least 12 dead in related violence.Tue, 15 May 2007 08:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/14/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/14/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlA cease-fire between Hamas and Fatah has been restored, a Palestinian government spokesman said Monday.Mon, 14 May 2007 11:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/13/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/13/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlHamas and Fatah began observing a cease-fire early Monday, officials from both sides said.Mon, 14 May 2007 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/09/gaza.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/09/gaza.security/index.htmlHundreds of Palestinian police patrolled on foot Wednesday to launch what the Palestinian Authority says is the first phase of its 100-day security plan for Gaza.Wed, 09 May 2007 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.hamas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.hamas/index.htmlA Hamas leader on Friday offered a message to the father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June: If you want your son to be released, get your country to follow our demands.Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/14/shubert.hospital/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/14/shubert.hospital/index.htmlThe kidney dialysis unit of the public hospital in Nablus is running at capacity: four shifts a day serving nearly 100 patients. It would be a difficult task for any hospital. More so for one that has little money to pay its staff or buy fresh medical supplies.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/07/hamas.fatah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/07/hamas.fatah/index.htmlPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his political rival, exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, will negotiate details on forming a national unity Palestinian government during Wednesday's meetings in Saudi Arabia's holy city Mecca, Saudi officials said.Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/28/palestinians.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/28/palestinians.gaza/index.htmlIn the third consecutive day of violence between Hamas and Fatah, security sources said gunmen tried to kill the bodyguard of a top aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and a top Hamas figure was kidnapped in front of a video news crew.Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza/index.htmlAn Interior Ministry official and the deputy mayor of Nablus, both members of Hamas, were kidnapped on Saturday, according to Palestinian security sources.Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/19/mideast.gaza.1523/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/19/mideast.gaza.1523/index.htmlPalestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on Tuesday blamed the United States for backing "an undeclared decision" to topple the Hamas-led Palestinian government through early elections.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.hamas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.hamas/index.htmlHamas leader and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniya suggested Friday that he would not head a proposed unity government if stepping aside would help to bring back Western aid.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/06/palest.unity.govt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/06/palest.unity.govt/index.htmlThe Palestinian Authority could announce a national unity government led by "an independent technocrat" as early as Monday night or Tuesday morning, according to a senior Palestinian diplomat.Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/17/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/17/mideast/index.htmlPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended talks on a unity government with Hamas until after he returns from a United Nations meeting in New York, according to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/15/hamas.ceasefire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/15/hamas.ceasefire/index.htmlThe Hamas-led government offered to renew its cease-fire with Israel on Thursday if the Jewish state halts what it calls "aggression" against Palestinians, a spokesman for the Islamic militant group said.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/05/gaza.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/05/gaza.blast/index.htmlA Hamas militant died in an explosion at a house in northern Gaza on Monday, Palestinian security sources said.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/23/hamas.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/23/hamas.arrest/index.htmlIsraeli security forces early Tuesday arrested a top Hamas militant in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a statement from the Israel Defense Forces said.Tue, 23 May 2006 06:48:00 EDT